Sebelius Says U.S. Will Donate Part of H1N1 Vaccine Supply to Foreign Nations Before Meeting This Nations DemandThursday, October 22, 2009 By Chris Neefus

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Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) asked Health and Human Service Secretary Kathleen Sebilius why the United States should get vaccinations ahead of people in other countries, including those in countries that are producing the vaccine for the United States. (CNSNews.com/Penny Starr)When Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) had his turn to question Sebelus, he raised the issue of whether the United States was "entitled" to the vaccine more than other nations. "Why should we be more entitled, the U.S. be more entitled to that vaccine than some other country in the world?".....

(CNSNews.com)  Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told CNSNews.com Wednesday that one in 10 doses of the swine-flu vaccine purchased by the U.S. will be donated to other nations before the U.S. demand for the vaccine is filled.

Sebelius also told a Senate committee that vaccine production is well behind demand.

What we said is once we have 40 million doses (of the vaccine), the donation can start, Sebelius told CNSNews.com. Theres an agreement (of) 10 percent donation that 11 nations have made, she said.

HHS has ordered about 250 million doses of the vaccine, so the donation would begin after the U.S. received just 16 percent of its original order.

Sebelius made the remarks at a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing on the government's preparations for dealing with the H1N1 flu virus outbreak. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano also provided testimony at the hearing.

The nations top health bureaucrat said the government would still donate to foreign nations part of the stock of vaccine purchased by the U.S. government despite delays in getting the vaccine to American citizens, which she said puts the nation at the point where demand is ahead of the yield.

We will do our best to ramp up the production and continue to push it out the door, Sebelius said. Sebelius responded: "Well, I think the balance is difficult. The president clearly has made it clear that his priority is safety and security of the American people, and immediately he also adds that we're a global partner. So we have joined now with 11 nations in terms of 10 percent of thevaccine will be made available to developing countries."

Sebelius said that Congress had wisely included funds in the last supplemental appropriations bill to allow HHS to place large orders of the vaccine well in advance.

The orders are filled in priority terms, so we are really at the front of the line with some of these (manufacturers) in terms of getting the vaccine as it is produced, she added.

The orders are filled in priority terms, so we are really at the front of the line with some of these (manufacturers) in terms of getting the vaccine as it is produced, she added.

When speaking with CNSNews.com after the hearing, Sebelius also emphasized the needs of developing countries.

Asked whether Americans should be prioritized over foreigners with the stockpile of H1N1 vaccine that HHS has ordered using taxpayer funds, Sebelius said: Well, I think that we are trying to do both things simultaneously--participating is part of our partnership with 11 other countries in terms of donating to developing countries.

Theres an agreement (on) 10 percent donation that 11 nations have made, at the same time trying to get the vaccine out to Americans," said Sebelius. "What we said is once we have 40 million doses, the donation can start.

Referring to the production delay for the vaccine, Sebelius told CNSNews.com: We had hoped that that would be a little earlier, but we are working with these 11 nations through the World Health Organization (WHO) to help get the vaccines to countries particularly who can't purchase them. I mean, thats really the issue is the countries who dont have the wherewithal to purchase vaccines. We need to make available some of the vaccine that is available to the developed nations.

When CNSNews.com tried to clarify whether the donation would happen once the delay in production was over and all of the U.S. demand had been met, Sebelius said that was not the case.

Well, no," she said. "Forty million doses was the initial benchmark and so once that is in this country, then 10 percent of the (doses are donated), and well make up the rest. Thats what the other nations are doing too--England, New Zealand, and Australia and Germany and Spain are all participating in this kind of global effort.

HHS has ordered about 250 million doses of swine flu vaccine, both in injection and nasal mist forms, which they expect to administer through the spring. The U.S. population is about 307 million.

The power of morality is the greatest of all intellectual powers  and mankinds tragedy lies in the fact that the vicious moral code men have accepted destroys them by means of the best within them. -- Ayn Rand

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posted on 10/24/2009 8:30:50 PM PDT
by FreeKeys
("To do evil a human being must first of all believe that what he's doing is good." ¬Ė Solzhenitsyn)

Proof this so-called “national crisis” is a totally fabricated political tool and nothing more. The timing of this release is comical. First, BO releases his “national crisis” declaration late Friday, then Sebelius buries this release late on Saturday.

Ten percent of 250 million doses is 25 million. What is the fatality rate of H1N1? What happens when you multiply 25 million doses produced for Americans and misappropriated by the government by the expected fatality rate? Essentially, how many Americans are expected to die for Obama's foreign altruism?

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posted on 10/24/2009 8:36:30 PM PDT
by KarlInOhio
(Soon everyone will win a Nobel Peace Prize for not being George Bush...well, except for George Bush.)

Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told CNSNews.com Wednesday that one in 10 doses of the swine-flu vaccine purchased by the U.S. will be donated to other nations before the U.S. demand for the vaccine is filled.
“Since we’re having trouble getting Americans to try it, we figure the world can serve as our guinea pigs,” added the pop-eyed pseudo Kansan and lefty Inner Party poobah.

I wonder if the decision about who gets the vaccine is also religion based?

Of course! Only insane religions (like those that preach the murdering of naysayers, if not non-believers) derive their codes of morality from the ravings of madmen (mysticism) instead of from objective reality can come up with a moral code as evil as pure altruism. In the pure altruism the Obamunists believe in, ALL forms of selfishness, even just earning a living, engaging in trade, growing a nest egg, and taking care of yourself and your family (the GOOD kind of selfishness) is considered evil. Therefore this nonsense violates the establishment clause of the First Amendment. The motivation for it is ONLY mysticism based, taken on blind faith like crackpot arbitrary religious dogma.

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posted on 10/24/2009 8:42:54 PM PDT
by FreeKeys
("To do evil a human being must first of all believe that what he's doing is good." ¬Ė Solzhenitsyn)

Obama does loves the little children
mmmm mmmm mmmm
As they slobber on each other
mmmm mmmm mmm
in all their public schools
mmmm mmmm mmmmm
he’s gonna have to kill ya
mmm mmmm mmmm
so other kids can live
mmm mmmm mmmm
Barack loves the little children
mmm mmm mmm

This swine flu is blown so out of proportion. It’s ridiculous.
It’s a mild flu. It will hit underdeveloped countries worse of course. And sure those with compromised immune systems will be hit the hardest. The majority MIGHT get it, but will be just fine!

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posted on 10/24/2009 8:52:38 PM PDT
by Freddd
(CNN is not credible.)

Yeah, something is very NOT right here. I wondered a couple weeks ago if they weren't saying “while supplies last” so to speak to create a stampede for a vaccination many people aren't entirely comfortable with.

I will not be getting it, and none of my friends will either. One of my friend's mom is a nurse (and Obama supporter) and SHE is not taking the vaccine and told my friend, her daughter, not to take it.

And of course the issue of declaring a national emergency only to give away supposed live-saving vaccines...WTH?

Imagine trying to sell socialized medicine when you're sitting on top of 200 million doses of flu vaccine rendered useless both because the threat was overblown and because the disease is not of such severity as to warrant taking the risks associated with the vaccine.

Me neither, but THAT'S NOT THE POINT! The point is that OUR elected officials aren't looking out for us FIRST. We have to raise a stink about it before they give away something important, like the control of our middle east oilfields, the Panama Canal, control of the port of Long Beach, our computer, missile and satellite technology... Oh. Wait.

Never mind.

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posted on 10/24/2009 9:18:04 PM PDT
by FreeKeys
("If any civilization is to survive, it is the morality of altruism that men have to reject."- Rand)

This is an unusual situation in that some people want no part of this vaccine, and others are literally desperate to receive it for themselves and their families ASAP.

I expect that some who do want it will receive it later than they would have otherwise because of this donation. It’ll probably be four to eight weeks before the supply of the vaccine catches up with the demand in the US, even though in the end we might have a large stock left over next Spring.

"...And of course the issue of declaring a national emergency only to give away supposed live-saving vaccines...WTH?"

Obama is The Chaos President. He's been doing this kind of crap since the day he took the oath. Everything about this flake seems to be born under the banner of random chaos. He constantly says one thing and does another. He's either insane, really stupid, or crazy like a fox. I don't know what his end game is, but he seems to revel in constant controversy and division, all while looking like a lunatic to anyone who doesn't have their head buried up BO's butt.

medicinal equity? We should continue right on down the communist path by giving away snotty, college-age children to all those other “needy” countries. Perhaps we could convince the liberals to get more education in some of those other countries in the ways of “forced equity”...

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posted on 10/24/2009 10:25:25 PM PDT
by DilJective
(High time for men of the mind to go on strike.)

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